Browsing: Physical AI

China is building humanoid robots at unprecedented scale, but the machines still struggle with the intelligence, dexterity and reliability needed for real-world work.

Robotics startup Generalist has reached a $3 billion valuation after raising nearly $200 million, as investors bet on AI foundation models for the physical world.

Hugging Face has unveiled Microduck, a $399 open-source robot designed to make physical AI and reinforcement learning more accessible to developers, researchers and enthusiasts.

Anthropic has introduced the Model Hardware Standard, a framework designed to let AI agents safely operate laboratory and manufacturing equipment, including robotic arms, microscopes and quantum-computing hardware.